tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 04 08:15:30 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tuy'
> >>> Klingon word: tuy'
> >>> Part of speech: verb
> >>> Definition: spit
Voragh:
> >> PUN:
> >> ptui!
SuStel:
>> I'd call it onomatopoeia.
Lieven:
> FYI: not related to sneezing, but there is a German expression
> "Toi-toi-toi!", used when wishing somebody good luck. This is based
> on a very old tradition to spit over one's sholder in order to wish
> luck (don't ask me any further on *why* this used to be done. ;-)
Also in Yiddish:
http://forward.com/articles/15158/spit-your-way-to-safety-toi-toi-toi
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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